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- DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 42
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| DIAMOND AIRCRAFT IND INC DA 42 | |
|---|---|
| What it is | |
| Seats | 4 |
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 2 |
| Engine | Thielert Centurion 1.7 / Continental CD-135 (Jet-A piston diesel) |
| Horsepower | 135 hp |
| Fuel | JetA |
| Certification basis | FAR23 |
| Production start | 2004 |
| Production end | 2012 |
| Endorsements required | complex;multi-engine |
| Performance | |
| Cruise speed | 160 KTAS |
| Range | 1,100 nm |
| Service ceiling | 18,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,180 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 62 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 2,395 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 2,224 ft |
| Load and fuel | |
| Seats | 4 |
| Useful load | 1,113 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 604 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 3,935 lb |
| Empty weight | 2,822 lb |
| Usable fuel | 76 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 11 gal/h |
| Cost of ownership | |
| Price, low | $420,000 |
| Price, high | $752,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 1,500 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $60,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $85,000 |
| The fleet and its record | |
| Registered, all time | 128 |
| Active fleet | 86 |
| Median year built | 2007.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 4 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years1 | 46.51 · thin base (low) |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active2 | 0 · thin base (low) |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 18 |
| Transfers per 100 active3 | 20.93 · thin base (low) |
| Airworthiness directives | 41 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 5 |
| Rate confidence | low |
| Peer scores | |
| Peer class | Fixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 3-4 seats |
| Accident record4 | — |
| Severity5 | — |
| Access6 | — |
| Support7 | 5.7 of 10 |
| Liquidity8 | — |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown)9 | — |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 86 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 86 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 86 active.
- Accident record: class median 6.62 · 7 models in class.
- Severity: class median 7.14.
- Access: class median 1,060.75.
- Support: class median 109.
- Liquidity: class median 21.05.
- Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.